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WCSA Places Fourth in World’s Largest Water Tasting Competition
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 The Washington County Service Authority (WCSA) was recently awarded a fourth-place finish in the Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting Awards. Recognized as the world’s largest water tasting competition, the event was held in Berkeley Springs, W.Va., and attracted more than 100 waters from across the world.
The WCSA was among 32 participants in the municipal category, which included entries from 12 states in addition to international participants from Canada and New Zealand.
“We’re extremely honored to receive an award that recognizes us for providing some of the best tasting water in the world,” said David Dawson, general manager of the WCSA. “This achievement is a result of the WCSA’s dedication to provide a reliable supply of clean drinking water to our valued customers.”
A panel of judges rated the water based on several attributes including appearance, aroma, taste, aftertaste and how light it felt.
In 2004, the WCSA received the “Director’s Award of Recognition” from the Partnership for Safe Water after identifying factors that limit drinking water treatment plant performance. Only the third utility from Virginia to earn the award, the WCSA was among more than 300 utilities nationwide participating in the Partnership. In July, the WCSA was asked by the American Water Works Association (AWWA) and Water System Optimization (WSO) to serve as a case study for water utilities nationwide because of its innovative water loss reduction efforts.
The WCSA has 19,233 water accounts serving 45,000 people in Washington County, including the towns of Abingdon, Damascus and Glade Spring. It also provides wastewater service to 1,400 homes, businesses and industries in parts of Washington County. |
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